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Menu Monday!

I'm slowly regaining my energy and have
cooked a little bit. But, not a lot. My son has did some cooking
and my hubby is a master at the grill so it's not been hard to keep
us fed.

This week I'm hoping to do a little
more. The hardest part has been deciding what to make. I don't have
a huge appetite and finding meals that sound good to me is
challenging.

Tonight is burgers on the grill. Hubby
will handle the grilling and we'll have the typical trimmings to go
along with the meal.

The rest of the week is looking like
this..

Pork Noodle Bowl

Sometimes, when all else fails.. just
make a bowl/plate of food for dinner.. it's simple... Start with a
bowl or plate of cooked noodles (in my case for this meal, but it
could also be rice or potatoes),

Add meat of choice (mine will be a pork
roast cooked in my Instant Pot using Yoshida's sauce diluted with a
little water), your meat can be chicken or beef or seafood, what ever
you want. Cook your meat any way you would like. You can use the
crockpot, the oven, the Instant Pot. Or use leftovers.

And top with veggies of your choice..
this could be sauteed or cooked veggies such as cabbage, onion,
peppers, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli.. whatever you like or have on
hand. Or they could be cut up fresh veggies like tomatoes,
cucumbers, spinach (or other greens), radishes.. etc..

Finally you can top the meal with
juices from cooking your meat or soy sauce, or salsa, or Sriracha,
or your favorite salad dressing.

Pizza Baked Potatoes

This is a offshoot of the above ideal.
I have potatoes that need to be used up, I have mozzarella cheese in
the fridge that needs to be used up. I bought it for something else
before I ended up in the hospital and now won't be making that recipe
and want to use the cheese.

Here's how it will go.... bake enough
potatoes for dinner. While they are baking, cook up some Italian
sausage and set aside. Chop up olives, peppers and mushrooms. When
the potatoes are done baking, cut them open and top with some
spaghetti sauce, sausage, olives, peppers, mushrooms and mozzarella
cheese. Put under the broiler long enough to melt the cheese.. and
enjoy.

Chicken Salad

I'll make a nice big green salad loaded
with our favorite veggies and add cooked chicken, beans, feta cheese
(or any other type would be fine too), top with our favorite salad
dressing and some chopped up nuts. I'll also serve sliced french
bread on the side.

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My name is Crystal and I'm a mom to 8 grown children and grandma to 14 adorable grandchildren. I love to blog about homemaking, cooking and baking, family, homeschooling, life in midlife, and more. Thanks for stopping by!